New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-19
uNGERS LIFE IN THE SCALE.
THE JURY LOCKED UP FOR THE NIGHT.

THE JURY LOCKED UP FOR THE NIGHT.
pleas OF THE COUNSEL - JUSTICE BARRErTs
CHARGE.
Tns trial of Edward Unger, who killed August
8ohle and shipped his mutilated BODY In
trunk to Baltimore, was brought . 0l0se
Yesterday afternoon In the Court Of Oyer and Terminer
The case was given to the jury at 425 o'clock and al
il:30 O'Clock they were locked up for the night
The family group which has been such prom
fnent Of the trial. augmented yesterday py tne
presence Of Mrs Dunleavy, the godmother OF Edward
Unger r She greeted the boy additionally and wep'
over him. Ungers daughters occupied seats with MIS-
Dunleavy In the prisoners dock
Whom Judge Barrett took his seat District At'ornoy
MARITIME and Messrs Nicoll, Howe and Hummei spen.
somc time In consultation regarding the INTRODUCTION Oh
testimony showing that Bohle had killed an ooor IL ~
German Army and fed to this country 10 escape oonV
Non When It learned that tho Witness couio ony
swear that Bohle had told him that he killed the
eescar 10 was decided that the evidence
oouM mot be admitted. In his testimony Unser
ala that Bohle rushed at him with large knife MI
icol called Detectives Mclaughlin Frnk and crowley
Who svore that they made diligent search OF Ungers
room after his arrest and nothing of suoh knife
Mr. Howe then put the Unger boy on the stand and ed
him to say that whom he. Bohle and his father lived
together they used to their bread with big knife
On orossexamination Mr.. Nicol showed tho boy the
knife with which the prosecution claim the body was cut
Nd and asked him II that the knife. The boy replied
that II was . much larger one. thus corroborating In
measure bis fathers testimony.
Both sides here rested and Mr. Howe presented eight
requests the judge These were that no instruct the
Jury matter oflaw to acQut the defendant fmurder
the nrst degree the two counts Of the @
lus considera!iop the ground that there no cyl
dcibsration and generalization, also murder in the
seoord on the gSund Ss there y no RSSs
Ss IL fpS
COUNT Of the indictment he would ask Tor eonvSISn
he woad ask for
count which alleges that the murder was committed Win
shoud be Influenced By that CONNECTED With the case
0nser In the pavy and his affection for his family Then
played for their father There was no Evidence nee he a
.srsns Tim oas sI.isnos Would
Ss %Ss
Unger told Jon That murderer who stood
nineteen days the mortar schooner before Fort. Philip
child about her father. knee That sSt
% lis 1s sssSss s % threw S the head in
and when the agan Mr.
the jury He said there circumstances surrounding
ns se M
ing but the evidence influence their minds The papers
na0 Qosgnaeu tnem as OF lawyers because tney
witnesses He felt all the confidence In them for
crime is committed Of which no one knows as
In this Mr. Ncoll then discussed the plea Of self
Gnse saw BS % is
troubled with for guilty deed would do,
conscious his innocence would lie down and rest in
peace. While Mr.. Nicon dwelling on this point |
prisoners DOCK crossed over to where and
after throwing her about his neck and kissing him
left the ROOM Mr. Nc0 then to prove his last assertion
read Richards dream from Richard Ill" He
then showed how the evidence dsproyed Unges story Of
eelfdefence, and how all the circumstances pointed TO
While Mr. Nicoii was making hts address lawyer came
into and sat upon the bloody sofa which
the jury box. courtOficer whispered something In
Tie lawyers ear and he jumped up as though he had
been stung, while look OF horror spread over hs feat
ures In his charge to the jury Judge Barrett said
BESIDES finding verdict for murder IN the first degree
guilty in the same line or You can
lie life Ausns, jasiaaby he fssponsSie
Il s sns snfn G s
what degree he guilty Your first duty will be
sr how
Justice Barrett then spoke Of the temptations color
much upon the between fingers con-
iession and testimony, but had only questioned him
thereon In order to ascertain how much Unger valued
oath As to his socalled confession he continued, 1t
Is put fair to say that 1t Is in effect declaration Of
nCfence Hyou believe 1t true you must acQui If not
you must convict and that brings the degree of his
crime. He then defined the various degrees Of man
incOnnecton with those degrees
. At 4:2o o'clock the jury retired and at o'clock |
They, sent word to Judge Barrett that they
would not agree for some time Judge Barrett |
then went home leaving the jury agreed ON
verdict he should be sent for AT O'Clock the jury
went TO supper When they left the Ungers
children went home and Unger into private room
where he had sandwiches and beer He said lie had
Idea OF being acquitted and prepared for worst
The only thing he sed that he afraid OF was that the
mad had the details OF the cutting up body
vvidy Impressed upon their minds that they would be
influenced by them In forming their verdict
,Unger sat talking with the officers until 8 |
O'CLOCK when he taken back TO the |
Tombs Justice Barrett left orders when he went
they should be locked up for the night which was done